Submitted by
Kevindubrow on Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:54pm.
“Idiot girl. Now, I can take your queen.”
Catherine... Read more »
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Submitted by
peter22 on Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:55am.
Here are some of my favorite videos. Hope you enjoy.
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Submitted by
clms_chess on Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:58pm.
Chess Humor 101 (Moving the Pieces) Have you ever had somebody move their chess pieces in such away to completly get under you skin? ... Or maybe just annoy you a little? This will be the first installment of a series of short “se... Read more »
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Submitted by
Knightly on Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:06pm.
from my new website, ChessUp.org. (www.chessup.org/) Some people have some crazy ideas in their heads about chess. Maybe even you have had some of these thoughts before. Here, I go over some of the most common misconceptions about chess... Read more »
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Submitted by
Str8uchiha_sharingan on Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:20pm.
There comes times in my on-line chess challenges that I can not play like a monotonous, robot. That's when the trash talk comes out. Most of the time, it is just a friendly "You got destroyed" or "Were you playing with... Read more »
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Submitted by
Przemowiersz on Mon May 19, 2008 5:53am.
I want to earn some money to pay for my chess school. I want to do it in the way of chessplayer earning this money giving myself chess lessons. I will teach how to improve your chess, starting to fight for something during tournaments o... Read more »
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Submitted by
Chesser777 on Sun May 18, 2008 12:44pm.
This text is translated from Dutch to English. Correct me on my mistakes if u see some please, thanks. The openings that i am going to give a look at are all played regularly at all levels. Its important you can recognize them a... Read more »
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Submitted by
billwall on Tue May 13, 2008 2:33pm.
In 1957, Alex Bernstein created the first really complete chess program at IBM. It ran on an IBM 704, one of the last vacuum tube computers. It took about 8 minutes to make a move. In 1958, Alan Newell, John Shaw, ... Read more »
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Submitted by
billwall on Sat Apr 12, 2008 12:30pm.
Since Bobby Fischer's death, there have been at least three forgeries of his signature on eBay and other auction sites. One must be careful of these forgeries. Lawrence Totaro, a Las Vegas collector and researcher, wrote a very ni... Read more »
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Submitted by
DimKnight on Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:36am.
My darling Petrovna, I never thought I'd be sending something like this; but after a relationship as tempestuous and complicated as ours, I thought it would be best to get my feelings down on paper, so there would be no misunderst... Read more »
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Submitted by
fozzwaldusmaximus on Mon Mar 31, 2008 12:58am.
This article is a follow up to Alec Keen's earlier blog: http://blog.chess.com/AlecKeen/chess-and-the-irish---the-prequel, wherein he highlights several references to a game that could be described as chess in the ancient stories of Fionn and ... Read more »
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Submitted by
Akuni on Sun Mar 30, 2008 12:29pm.
Here is my own Satire of Satires, an homage to Ambrose Bierce's brilliant work, The Devil's Dictionary which contained comical (and cynical) definitions of commonplace words. Analysis- A language with no known native speakers.... Read more »
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Submitted by
giko69 on Sat Mar 22, 2008 3:59am.
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Submitted by
DimKnight on Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:28pm.
1. Arin Hellstroem was an obsessive man, to say the least. This trait had served him well in some endeavors, and in fact had made him fantastically wealthy. But the complication was that, once his mind got wrapped around a problem, it wouldn't... Read more »
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Submitted by
jlyoung on Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:56pm.
A to D Chess Term Quiz How well do you know your chess terms? Choose A or B. 1. Alekhine's gun, A. Breaking a position into iterations or most likely moves. Or&nb... Read more »
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Submitted by
billwall on Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:53pm.
Who was Bobby Fischer’s father? Was it Dr. Paul Nemenyi or Hans-Gerhardt Fischer? Robert James Fischer’s surname could just as easily have been Nemenyi or Wender. Paul Felix Nemenyi (ne-MEN-yi) was born on June 5, 18... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM Zug on Fri Mar 14, 2008 12:49pm.
THE OPEN FILEby Mike Petersen (Zug)
"Draw Offers"
I'm sure it's happened to you. There you are, playing a guy rated at least 200 points higher than you...and you have the better game! Then, it happens. Your opponent offers yo... Read more »
1583 reads | 9 comments | 3 votes:
Submitted by
jlyoung on Tue Mar 11, 2008 12:34pm.
Did Bobby Fischer or Emanuel Lasker say it? 1. "When you see a good move, look for a better one” 2. “It’s just you and your opponent at the boardand you're trying to prove something&rdquo... Read more »
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Submitted by
DimKnight on Fri Mar 7, 2008 11:46am.
It had been a bad night for Fred, mostly of his own making; but having an man point a gun at him really put things over the top. He'd spent most of the past hour playing for a win in a R+B vs. R endgame (ultimate... Read more »
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Submitted by
Judgment on Fri Mar 7, 2008 4:26am.
1.) A group of chess enthusiasts had checked into a hotel, and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse. "But why?" the... Read more »
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Submitted by
colly on Mon Feb 11, 2008 12:15pm.
when the chess game is over,the king and the pawn go back into the same box! Read more »
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Submitted by
NM cldng on Thu Feb 7, 2008 10:17am.
Through the Eyes of a Patser By NM Steve Colding I went to a tournament in which a couple of my students were playing and they convinced me to play so that they could see some of my games. I sighed... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM cldng on Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:17pm.
There was a chess problem that I always have my students try and solve. The problem is take one set of chess pieces and cover every square on the board. It must be done with only the pieces and no Pawns. ... Read more »
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Submitted by
Dozy on Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:23am.
Chess.com's LIVE CHESS is reaching the end of its testing period and will soon be with us, so it's time to share some experiences gleaned during my wanderings on the Web. For the past five years I've been playing Internet ches... Read more »
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